Transient phonemic paraphasia by bilateral hippocampus lesion in a case of limbic encephalitis

Although the hippocampus has not typically been identified as part of the language and aphasia circuit, recent evidence suggests that the hippocampus is closely related to naming, word priming, and anomic aphasia. A 59-year old woman with limbic encephalitis of possible autoimmune etiology, after re...

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Main Authors: Masahiko Kishi, Ryuji Sakakibara, Takeshi Ogata, Emina Ogawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-03-01
Series:Neurology International
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/ni/article/view/1572